Richard Rathe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@VoiceofDuum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>VoiceofDuum</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@rosemarymosco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rosemarymosco</span></a></span> </p><p>I have to share my <a href="https://c.im/tags/anting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anting</span></a> story...</p><p>We were <a href="https://c.im/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> at the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Audubon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audubon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CorkscrewSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorkscrewSwamp</span></a> in S <a href="https://c.im/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a>. Most of the hike is on a boardwalk so you are up high looking down at <a href="https://c.im/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> on the ground when not over water. We see a <a href="https://c.im/tags/CommonYellowthroat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommonYellowthroat</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Warbler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Warbler</span></a> on the ground attacking a group of ants. It was odd because he didn't look like he was eating them, just tossing them around like he was mad at them.</p><p>Many years later I was reading "The Birder's Handbook" (which has an interesting format, one bird description on each right-hand page, and a more general bird-related essay on the left). I got to the essay on "Anting" and remembered that little bird and the ants! Not mad, not hungry... He just needed a little bug repellent!</p><p>Note that elsewhere on a sister site there is an article that seems to contradict all of the above... ?!</p><p><a href="https://feederwatch.org/blog/anting-blue-jays-taking-a-bath-or-preparing-dinner/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">feederwatch.org/blog/anting-bl</span><span class="invisible">ue-jays-taking-a-bath-or-preparing-dinner/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bird</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a></p>
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datum (n=1)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>futurebird</span></a></span> saw this <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRdtw1IUpKYDvTxEhnLr_A77O_CcS-QfwPuDW6bwr1Nj1sQ4RWXyY5TNYG4NfwPr9dHBGiLmu7JmR2jEDnlTRmHaQWOtMlWtrTNqCeLLmac7Uyn_eMctxldWXPud3oLoz5RcBV26g3nCa3s6Rj6HkjjnUE9hl9x7C5OWNvXmtvcXNnIn9i5XOXSg60nw/s3216/Scan.jpeg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogger.googleusercontent.com/</span><span class="invisible">img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRdtw1IUpKYDvTxEhnLr_A77O_CcS-QfwPuDW6bwr1Nj1sQ4RWXyY5TNYG4NfwPr9dHBGiLmu7JmR2jEDnlTRmHaQWOtMlWtrTNqCeLLmac7Uyn_eMctxldWXPud3oLoz5RcBV26g3nCa3s6Rj6HkjjnUE9hl9x7C5OWNvXmtvcXNnIn9i5XOXSg60nw/s3216/Scan.jpeg</span></a> and of course thought of you</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/anting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anting</span></a></p>
Knowledge Zone<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DidYouKnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DidYouKnow</span></a>:<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> engage in a fascinating behavior called <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Anting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anting</span></a>, where they rub insects, especially ants, on their feathers and skin.</p><p>The insects secrete chemicals like formic acid, which possess insecticidal, miticidal, fungicidal, or bactericidal properties, providing potential benefits for the birds' health and plumage maintenance.</p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/64bd2a08650619e3759cadcb" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/64bd</span><span class="invisible">2a08650619e3759cadcb</span></a></p>
Ben<a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/americancrow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#americancrow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/anting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anting</a> , the ant nest is at the base/bark of the tree, it spent ~ 5 minutes or so eating some of the ants as well, so while all of anting's uses have not yet been confirmed, this reminded me of this pubmed paper showing that bluejays use it to get rid of the ant's defensive spray. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19169379/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19169379/</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/birdbehaviour?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdbehaviour</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/britishcolumbia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a>
Tony Cava<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SomethingBeautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SomethingBeautiful</span></a> - Completed journal sketch for Week of March 6 2023. Ichiban the Stellar’s Jay watches his mate Hachi-chan anting in the gravel walk, spring 2021. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StellarJay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StellarJay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueJay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueJay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorvidLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorvidLove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sketchaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sketchaday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Journaling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Journaling</span></a></p>
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